tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post4061386743830263010..comments2024-03-21T12:52:08.166+11:00Comments on Freedom and Flourishing: Why do Australians want to stop the boats?Winton Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-80251931530862683812013-08-05T15:57:21.896+10:002013-08-05T15:57:21.896+10:00This is cool!This is cool!Almahttp://www.makemoneyonlinepro.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-48656268579250127002013-04-17T10:06:38.442+10:002013-04-17T10:06:38.442+10:00Thanks for those comments, TBT, particularly the P...Thanks for those comments, TBT, particularly the PS.<br /><br />When I look inwards at my own attitudes on this question, on the one hand there is love for fellow humans and on the other hand there are fears. I expect that is true of just about everyone. <br /><br />Many fears I hear expressed are baseless and could be dealt with by ensuring that false information is challenged more consistently. <br /><br />However, that still leaves the fear of being imposed upon. People have a natural desire to provide refuge for victims of persecution, but when people arrive on our shores demanding their rights under international conventions, we tend to become defensive. Winton Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-29751039043280622982013-04-17T02:53:28.729+10:002013-04-17T02:53:28.729+10:00PS And I don't doubt that you have plenty of t...PS And I don't doubt that you have plenty of that kind of insight :)Thought Bubble Tenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13665668153611429559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-49316839345043133252013-04-17T02:51:12.914+10:002013-04-17T02:51:12.914+10:00Although most of us can appreciate the value of &#...Although most of us can appreciate the value of 'doing unto others what we would have done unto us', our ability to put it into practice is hampered by competing beliefs - <br /><br />We cannot afford to take in migrants especially those who haven't 'earned' their way into this country. <br /><br />Our jobs and our way of life will be threatened by 'these' people.<br /><br />We shouldn't encourage undeserving opportunists/queue jumpers<br /><br />etc<br /><br />The issue provides a ready political grenade for any opposition party and cheap bait for the media and for this reason, it seldom gets the informed ear of the general public. Instead, it almost instantly finds and generates un or misinformed attention.<br /><br />You apologize for not providing much 'insight' into this issue Winton but perhaps that's because the only real insight is the attitude of love...<br /><br />Thought Bubble Tenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13665668153611429559noreply@blogger.com